Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 2203
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Uzbekistan: Higher import duties on foodstuffs and cigarettes
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Effective from May 1, 2013, Uzbekistan has announced import tariff increases on a number of foodstuffs. The products involved are:India: Subsidy scheme to facilitate exports
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On 26 December 2012, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry introduced the following measures to facilitate exports:Sri Lanka: Increased import duties on automobiles and beer
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On 1 April, 2012, Sri Lanka has raised the import duties on different categories of automobiles like passenger cars, three-wheelers and two wheelers.China: New Tariff Implementation Plan for 2013
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On December 17, 2012, the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China announced the Tariff Implementation plan for 2013.Canada: Enactment of the Safe Food for Canadians Act
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On November 20, 2012, the House of Commons in Canada approved on a unanimous vote Bill S-11, The Safe Food for Canadians Act. The bill will proceed to the Senate for royal assent, but will not come into force until the regulations are completed.Chile: Elimination of import duties by 2015
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On 27 April 2012, the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Felipe Larraín, announced that Chile will eliminate all import tariffs by 2015 (as a part of its tax reform which entered into force on 4 September 2012).Viet Nam: Reference prices and minimum import values for certain products
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Official Letter no. 348/TCHQ-TXNK on the List of Administrated Imported Goods at Risks and (Reference) Prices was issued on January 21st, 2011 by the General Department of Customs (under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance).Viet Nam: New automatic license regime
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Automatic licensing regimes for imports of key consumer goods were re-introduced by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in January 2009 (Circular 17/2008/TT-BCT).Algeria: 1,260 products excluded in Arabic Free Trade Area
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The Chambre Algérienne de Commerce et d' Industrie has published a "negative list" of 1,260 products which, in the context of the Arabic Free Trade Area (Zone Arabe de Libre Echange, ZALE), will be excluded from impoBrazil: Tariff reduction applicable to mineralized water and food preparations.
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On June 4, 2012, the Government of Brazil, announced a reduction of the tariff on Industrialized Goods (IPI, for its acronym in Spanish) applicable to mineralized water and certain types of food preparations.
